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 9  AN ACT concerning state officers and employees; relating to establishing
10    smoking rooms in buildings regularly occupied by state officers and
11    employees; amending K.S.A. 21-4016 and repealing the existing
12    section.
13
14  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15    New Section 1.  (a) The head of each state agency having control of
16  any building regularly occupied by state officers and employees, may des-
17  ignate one separate, indoor room available for persons to smoke cigarettes
18  or other tobacco products.
19    (b)  As soon after the effective date of this act as practicable where
20  smoking rooms are designated, existing physical barriers and ventilation
21  systems shall be used to minimize the toxic effect of smoke in adjacent
22  nonsmoking areas.
23    (c)  Each smoking room shall contain a posted notice containing a
24  statement in bold print that smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco prod-
25  ucts are permitted and that the room is designated as a smoking room.
26  The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the designated smok-
27  ing room. Each designated smoking room shall be inspected and ap-
28  proved by the director of architectural services.
29    (d)  As used in this section:
30    (1)  ``Building'' means any building or enclosed facility that includes
31  offices or other work stations for state officers and employees;
32    (2)  ``Cigarettes'' has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection (a)
33  of K.S.A. 79-3301, and amendments thereto; and
34    (3)  ``Tobacco products'' has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsec-
35  tion (b) of K.S.A. 79-3301, and amendments thereto.
36    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 21-4016 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
37  4016. Prior to July 1, 1995, No person shall smoke in any area, room or
38  hallway in the state capitol except in offices occupied as office space by
39  state officers and employees which have been designated as smoking areas
40  in accordance with K.S.A. 21-4009 et seq. and amendments thereto.  On
41  and after July 1, 1995, no person shall smoke in any area, room, hallway,
42  or other place in the state capitol and no area of the state capitol shall be
43  established as a designated smoking area under K.S.A. 21-4010 and
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 1  amendments thereto instructions or approval of the legislative coordi-
 2  nating council.
 3    Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 21-4016 is hereby repealed.
 4    Sec. 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 5  publication in the statute book.